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From the Reno Gazette-Journal, July 20, 1908.

MAN DIES AFTER EATING LIBRARY PASTE GOLDFIELD, Nev., July 20.–A post-mortem examination was performed by Dr. Turner, the county physician, on the remains of the unknown man who died near the automobile garage. As a result, the doctor has concluded that the man was nearly starved, and that he had eaten the contents of a glass jar of library paste. The digestive and respiratory organs showed a badly run-down condition. The identity of the man has not been determined beyond the fact of his having a letter addressed to the name of Ross.

For context, library paste was largely flour and water, but also contained toxic chemicals – not enough to hurt someone healthy, but deadly in large amounts for a homeless man on the edge of starvation. Mr. Ross, the man the letter was addressed to, apparently didn’t recognize him, and as far as I know there’s no information about the contents of the letter. I’ve seen people say this is a hoax because the headstone looks too new and nice but the historic cemetery in Goldfield is genuinely very well looked after and most of the older markers are in this red-on-white-paint style.

I am very much a person who believes in laughing at the absurdity of death. I think it’s also worth remembering that this is a man who died in genuinely terrible circumstances, in a place where no one would ever call him by name again.

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So excited to announce and soft launch my graphic novel I’ve been working on! The character of Neuro was originally invented for a TTRPG back in 2020 and has since been reincarnated into a separate narrative that I wanted to tell for quite some time. Animation work has kept it on the back burner, but I’ve been slowly chipping away at it! I’ll soon be launching a new Patreon dedicated to the project and will keep you all updated once that’s ready! I’m so excited! 🌱🤖